Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Lakewood, CO
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Description:

Unit Notes

- Hiring Process: Candidate Interview- Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement - Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted - Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote Hospital St Anthony Hospital (Central) Unit 1E MS ED OBS Trauma Level? STEMI Receiving? Stroke Center? 22 # Beds/Trauma Bays 0 Do you have a Fast Track No Do you have a separate Triage area? If so, do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? No Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? No Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? Yes Is Security in-house 24/7? Housed in the ER? Yes On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day? 15+ Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:4 Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, NIHSS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Common diagnoses/Types of patients Abd Pain, CP, Fever, Cough, Dyspnea, Headache, Injury, Extremity Pain Experience or 'Must have' skills Common drips? Cardiac, Antihypertensive, Antiarrhythmic, Sedation and Analgesia ED Physician/Mid-Levels Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes Nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters? Ratios? Duties? Shift Dependant Is RT in the ER 24/7? Do they do ABG's, breathing Tx, & EKG's? Yes RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow Do you have Monitor Techs in the ER? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the Tele monitors? X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? Shift Dependant Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RN's draw? Both Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Self sceduling and Block Weekend Requirements Yes - Full and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule, aligning with department needs, unit staffing plans, and ensuring equitable distribution among all staff Holiday Requirements Yes Is there call or a standby requirement? Determined by NM Floating Requirements Determined by NM; If an extreme need could float within Zone 3 Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy Blue Unit/Department specific orientation Date & location assigned during week of orientation